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Health Ministry raises alarm over TB cases in police lockups

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 10, CMC – The Ministry of Health has expressed grave concern over the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in state detention facilities, particularly at the Hunts Bay Police Station lockup in the Corporate Area, where two inmates have died from the disease between August 2024 and April 2026.

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